The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.

Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.

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Media Development

In accordance with its standard-setting role, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) has developed a comprehensive set of Media Development Indicators (MDIs) aimed at enabling the assessment of media landscapes at national level. These indicators, that cover all aspects of media development, are currently being applied in various countries worldwide to identify their specific needs in view of guiding the formulation of media-related policies and improving the targeting of media development efforts.

How can journalists foster gender equality in the media? Women Make The News Thailand

Getting the message across: UNESCO Hackathon on Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Launch of UNESCO’s Women Make the News project grants

Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers now available in Myanmar Language

Gender equality in media and better stories: NBTC bolsters support for Women Make the News Thailand

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What can journalists do to foster gender equality in the media in Thailand? That question, posed to Thai PBS journalists, reporters and producers, as well as 14 participants from the outlet’s censorship and programming departments, was centre-stage at the...

UNESCO and FOSSASIA invite developers, designers, students, bloggers and all open source contributors to join the hackathon “Getting the Message Across: Climate Change and Sustainable Development” on 13 and 14 October 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam....

What is UNESCO’s Women Make the News Thailand project? In Thailand, there is a striking gap between the actual contributions women make to the society and economy, and their participation and visibility in the media. The country has one of the highest...

BBC reporter Nanchanok Wongsamuth says that she did not give gender balance in her stories much thought until an editor approached her about the lack of women sources in a story she was working on. “That made me realize I wasn’t representing female voices...

In partnership with the Ministry of Information and Burma News International (BNI), and with support from the European Union and the Kingdom of Sweden, UNESCO conducted a series of multi-stakeholder dialogues and roundtable discussions on the role of media...